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Davis, A.L. – Elementary English, 1968
This paper is the first in a compilation of articles reprinted by NCTE from the journal "Elementary English" and entitled "On the Dialects of Children." It comprises an overview of recent research in regional and social dialects in the United States. The "Linguistic Atlas of New England," the first section of the "Linguistic Atlas of the United…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Educational Needs, Language Research
Download full textAllen, Harold B. – 1967
Today, the study of regional and social dialects is offering valuable assistance to language teachers. Although studies comprehending all regions of the United States are still unrealized, linguistic geographers have undertaken comprehensive field studies of many regional language variations, making available (1) atlases describing the regional…
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, Dialects, English Instruction
Pederson, Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1974
The Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS) Project is a survey of regional and social dialects in eight southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. This manual has been prepared both for those who will conduct the research and for those who are interested in the aims and methods of the…
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Distinctive Features (Language)
Peer reviewedSt. Clair, Robert – Linguistics, 1974
Discusses the theories of various linguists concerning variation and argues that genetically related languages and related dialects are manifestations of the same linguistic phenomenon. (PM)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Diglossia, Language Research
Peer reviewedFishman, Joshua A. – International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 1974
Advocates more scholarly attention to language planning processes in Israel. (PM)
Descriptors: Dialects, Hebrew, Language Planning, Language Research
Peer reviewedUnderwood, Gary N. – International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 1974
Criticizes mainstream dialectology and linguistic atlases as outdated, and suggests a method for mapping the language of the Southwest. (CK)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Interviews, Language Classification
Awa, Njoku E. – 1974
The first section of this paper is a general discussion of standard English. The nine sections which follow discuss the concept of correctness and the ideological differences between grammarians and purists; standard English in a historical perspective; Eric Partridge's (1969) taxonomy of the degrees and kinds of standard English, including…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialect Studies, Educational Research, Language Patterns
Ford, James F. – Florida FL Reporter, 1974
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Language Usage
Weaver, Constance Waltz – 1970
The recent work by sociolinguists is more accurate for consideration of urban dialects than is the analysis provided in the "Linguistic Atlas" materials. The sociolinguists' work shows that the use of nonstandard phonological and grammatical features varies according to one's socioeconomic status, ethnic background, speech context, age,…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Doctoral Dissertations, Ethnology
Dumas, Bethany K. – 1974
A survey of written and spoken Tennessee English was recently begun. Work is in progress on the first stage of the project, which involves the compilation of a bibliography. Data from the Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS) and the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) will be examined in planning the survey itself. The next stage…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, English, Language Research, Language Styles
Lavatelli, Celia B., Ed. – 1967
Children who learn a dialect differ in pronunciation, syntax, or both from children who learn standard English. It has been assumed that dialectal differences contribute to difficulties in learning to read. Another question is whether a disadvantaged child who speaks a dialect is exposed to a language environment rich enough for him to make normal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Dialects, Language Handicaps, Language Instruction
Atwood, E. Bagby – 1953
This study, an outgrowth of the "Linguistic Atlas of the United States and Canada," based on atlas field records covering the entire Eastern United States, enables the author to trace the geographical spread and also the social distribution of the linguistic features that are treated. Research demonstrates how early culture centers and…
Descriptors: Dialects, Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Research
Basic Report for Targeted Communications; Teaching a Standard English to Speakers of Other Dialects.
Hess, Karen M. – 1972
Designed to interpret and synthesize the existing research and related information about dialects for those people who are involved in teaching a standard English to speakers of other dialects, the information in this report is based on an analysis and synthesis of over 1,250 articles and reports dealing with dialects and dialect learning. The…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Dialect Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
PDF pending restorationJones, Audrey M. – 1972
The object of this catalogue is to make available basic information on the tape archive of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (Canberra, Australia). The collection consists mainly of tape recordings of Australian aboriginal languages and music. Other tapes contain descriptions of aboriginal customs, myths of the various tribes told in…
Descriptors: Archives, Australian Aboriginal Languages, Australian Literature, Dialect Studies
WEENER, PAUL DAVID – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE INFLUENCE OF PHONETIC, SYNTACTIC, AND SEMANTIC DIALECT DIFFERENCES ON COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PERSONS FROM DIFFERENT DIALECT COMMUNITIES. THE THREE HYPOTHESES UPON WHICH THE STUDY WAS BASED STATED THAT PHONETIC, SYNTACTIC, AND SEMANTIC FEATURES OF DIALECT DIFFERENCES WOULD EACH CONTRIBUTE TO…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Children, Dialect Studies, Language Research
